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Where does “glitra” come from?

glitra (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic glitrōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Ancestry of “glitra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicglitrōnąto shine, glisten, glitter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glitra”

  • glitter
  • glittery
  • aglitter
  • glitterball
  • outglitter
  • beglitter
  • glittersome
  • glitter
  • glittra
  • glitter
  • glitre
  • gliteren
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